Misconception as a barrier to teaching about disasters

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-103

  Alexander, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

disaster; disaster education; emergency management; media; misconception; training courses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISASTER; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

DISASTERS; DISCLOSURE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 34547838787     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00004441     Document Type: Article

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